Design Manager - Water Sector

Overview

In this Design Manager role, you lead multidisciplinary water infrastructure design from concept to detailed delivery. You’ll guide a team across clean water, wastewater, flood risk, and urban drainage projects, collaborating with major UK clients. You’ll combine technical execution with project leadership to ensure value and service excellence. The position supports ambitious growth with hybrid working and clear opportunities to shape industry-leading solutions.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid / flexible working
• competitive salary
• bonus schemes
• enhanced pension plan
• private medical insurance
• life assurance

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary design teams from concept to detailed design
• Oversee design & build delivery, detailed design, and owners engineer services
• Coordinate complex multi-disciplinary collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Plan and direct technical delivery, ensuring value, quality, and client satisfaction
• Collaborate with a global network of experts to enable cutting-edge designs

Key requirements

• Experienced engineer with Civils, Mechanical and Electrical, Process or related discipline
• Ideally chartered with a relevant engineering institution (support available)
• Proven track record leading multidisciplinary teams and managing multiple projects and stakeholders
• Desire to develop leadership career with opportunities for progression
• leadership
• problem-solving
• communication
• Civil, Mechanical and Electrical, Process design
• design delivery and build, owners engineer services
• multidisciplinary project coordination

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